Spatially-Correlated Risk in Nature Reserve Site Selection

Spatially-Correlated Risk in Nature Reserve Site Selection

Establishing nature reserves protects species from land cover conversion and the resulting loss of habitat. Even within a reserve, however, many factors such as fires and defoliating insects still threaten habitat and the survival of species. To address the risk to species survival after reserve establishment, reserve networks can be created that allow some redundancy of species coverage to max...

Spatially modelling pathways of migratory birds for nature reserve site selection

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Backup coverage models in nature reserve site selection with spatial spread risk heterogeneity

Dynamic reserve site selection∗

Establishing biological reserves in key habitats is one method of preventing loss of biodiversity. We analyze a dynamic reserve site selection model in which a conservation planner receives a budget each period to purchase sites of heterogeneous cost and ecological value in order to maximize species conserved. Sites chosen as reserved are conserved, while sites left outside the reserve system a...

Dynamic reserve site selection under contagion risk of deforestation

Creating networks of protected nature reserves is the primary means of reducing biodiversity loss. The principle focus of the reserve design literature is on determining which sites to reserve to maximise the number of species conserved. To each site is attached species which become conserved when the site is reserved. A good reservation policy is one that conserves as many species as possible....